An example of a manifold which cannot be embedded in a $\Bbb R^5$

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I was reading a bit about characteristic classes when I came across the following theorem:

If a manifold of dimension $4n$ can be embedded as a hypersurface in $\Bbb R^{4n+1}$, then all it's pontryagin numbers vanish

I was looking for an example of a manifold of dimension $4n$, which cannot be embedded in $\Bbb R^{4n+1}$. That is, I'm looking for a $4n$-manifold which has non-zero pontryagin numbers. Since I'm new to this concept, I've no idea how to proceed. Is there a natural example of such a manifold?